Magistrates Must Apply Mind: Supreme Court’s Directive on Section 156(3) CrPC
Introduction In a landmark judgment delivered on 16 January 2025 in Om Prakash Ambadkar v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. , the Supreme Court of India profoundly shaped the understanding of a Magistrate’s discretionary powers under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and...
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